Case Studies

To assist in preparation for a possible case study, Leading Edge provides overviews of areas of the Global Economy which you may consider as a research project for the impacts of globalisation. Please note that these are not meant to be used as a guide to the major issues facing each economy and to point you in the direction of some of the issues within the economy.

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Case Study Weblinks

When researching your case study, it is important to find information from a wide range of sources, in particular your should pay attention to government policies for development. Leading Edge has complied a list of weblinks to help you in researching for the following case studies:

• Sub-Saharan Africa
• Poland
• Brazil

Sub-Saharan Africa

1. United Nations Development Programme
   Information on the United Nations’ work in African economies, as well as useful reports and statistics on several economies.
2. World Bank’s Africa Pages
   A great resource on the region of sub-Saharan Africa and individual economies, along with information about the World Bank’s assistance programs
3. Governments on the www: Africa
   A tremendous list of links to government institutions and political organisations in Africa.
4. Commission for Africa
   The landmark report on African Economic Development by the 2005 Blair Commission for Africa
5. United Nations Millennium Project
   Statistics and Reports about sub-Saharan African economies and the Millennium Development Goals.

South African Government Information – Economy:

1. www.info.gov.za/aboutsa/economy.htm
   An overview of South Africa’s economy from the South African government.
2. www.africa.upenn.edu/ Home_Page/Country.html
   A great collection of links to resources on several African countries from the African Studies enter at the University of Pennsylvania.
3. www.worldmonitor.info/linksssafrica.html
   A list of links to governments, media and non-governmental organisations in sub-Saharan Africa.
4. www.politicalresources.net/africa.htm
   A great collection of links to several media, government and educational websites on Africa.

Poland

1. Governments on the www: Poland
2. Warsaw Voice
   A Polish based English language newspaper - a useful source of information about current events in Poland.
3. The Chancellery of the Prime Minister
   Official website of the Office of the Polish Prime Minister.
4. National Bank of Poland
5. IMF Poland pages
6. World Bank's Poland pages
7. World Trade Organisation
   A good source of information on Poland’s trade policy.
8. Polish Official Statistics
   A government website that can be used to find all of the major economic and social statistics relating to Poland.

Brazil

1. Governments on the www: Brazil
   A tremendous list of Brazil links from the Latin American Network Information Center
2. Brazil and the IMF
3. World Bank's Brazil pages
4. www.brazzil.com
   Brazzil, an English-language magazine on Brazilian society and culture
5. The Ministry of Foreign Relations
6. The Ministry of Finance
7. http://oglobo.globo.com/
   O Globo, a newspaper in Portuguese
8. www.gwu.edu/~ibi/
   The Institute of Brazilian Business & Public Management Issues, based at George Washington University
9. Brazil's constitution